LABOUR’S BEV CRAIG IS ELECTED GREATER MANCHESTER MAYOR TO SUCCEED ANDY BURNHAM

Bev Craig, the Labour Party candidate, departs Broad Oak Primary in Didsbury after voting in the Greater Manchester mayoral by-election, in Manchester, England, Thursday July 30, 2026. (Annabelle Lee-Ellis/PA via AP) 2026-07-31T22:42:18Z MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Labour Party candidate Bev Craig was elected mayor of Greater Manchester on Friday, after a vote triggered by the departure of Andy…

Associated Press reports that bev Craig, the Labour Party candidate, departs Broad Oak Primary in Didsbury after voting in the Greater Manchester mayoral by-election, in Manchester, England, Thursday July 30, 2026.

The report adds: (Annabelle Lee-Ellis/PA via AP) 2026-07-31T22:42:18Z MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Labour Party candidate Bev Craig was elected mayor of Greater Manchester on Friday, after a vote triggered by the departure of Andy…

Craig won 66.3% of the votes in a runoff with Sian Astley from the anti-immigration party Reform UK.

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